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From Mars Mission to navigation satellites to N-capable missiles: India scores big scientifically
After last month’s success of its maiden Mars Orbiter Mission, India has just notched up two more back-to-back scientific feats on October 16 and 17, both of which will beef up Indian military might in a big way.
India’s N-capable Nirbhay stealth missile
On Friday, Indian defense scientists came up with a stellar accomplishment when they successfully test-fired the Nirbhay nuclear-capable cruise missile from Chandipur in the eastern state of Odisha. The Indian scientists’ feat is all the more laudable as the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)-developed missile was test-fired days after Cyclone Hudhud hit Odisha’s coastal region.
Nirbhay (which means fearless) is India’s equivalent of the United States’ Tomahawk missile. The supersonic cruise missile has stealth features, which enhances its lethality. It can fly at tree-top level, thus evading enemy radar, and strike targets more than 700 km away. The missile can also carry nuclear warheads.
The highly maneuverable Nirbhay enriches the Indian missile basket which already has the 90 km range supersonic BrahMos cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia.
Nirbhay is very different from other missiles in the Indian arsenal as it features an aircraft like wings and tail. It blasts off like a rocket and then turns into an aircraft. It is ideal for wartime conditions as it can be launched from a mobile launcher and is jamming-proof.
All the three Indian armed forces – army, navy and air force – will be introducing the Nirbhay, which despite its aircraft features, weighs about a ton and is just six meters long.
Nirbhay’s most interesting feature is its “loitering capability.” This means the missile can literally loiter around a target and strike it at the most opportune time. Moreover, Nirbhay is capable of delivering as many as 24 different types of warheads which means the military can pick and choose a specific warhead for maximum kill depending on mission requirements.
India’s indigenous satellite navigation system
A day earlier, on October 16, India moved closer to achieving its long-cherished strategic goal of having its own satellite navigation system when Indian scientists successfully launched the third of the seven satellites planned under the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
Now India is just one satellite away from having its own satellite navigation system, and when the fourth satellite is launched in a few months time, the country will join the elite group of spacefaring powers, like the United States which has GPS or Global Positioning System, Russia with Glonass, Europe with is Galileo, China with Beidou, and Japan’s Quasi Zenith Satellite System.
More About Nirbhay
10 Must-Know Facts About India’s Cruise Missile Nirbhay
Here are 10 must-know points about India’s Nirbhay or ‘fearless missile’:
1) It is a sub-sonic cruise missile. It blasts off like a rocket, but then unlike a missile, it turns into an aircraft. Unlike other ballistic missiles like the Agni, Nirbhay has wings and pronounced tail fins.
2) In early flight after launch, the rocket motor falls off and the small wings get deployed.
3) At this point a gas turbine engine kicks in and it becomes like a full aircraft.
4) The Nirbhay is very maneuverable and can fly at tree-top level making it difficult to detect on radar.
5) Once near the target, it can even hover, striking at will from any direction.
6) It can strike targets more than 700 km away carrying nuclear warheads, giving India the capability to strike deep into enemy territory.
7) It gives India the capacity to launch different kinds of payloads at different ranges from various platforms at a very low cost. It can be launched from a mobile launcher.
8) The missile has a fire-and-forget system that cannot be jammed.
9) It is India’s answer to America’s Tomahawk and Pakistan’s Babur missile.(so again, Pakistan is leading in that capablity..
) The US had deployed cruise missiles very effectively during the Gulf War.
10) India has made ballistic missile and tactical missiles of different capacity, but is yet to master the making of a cruise missile.
After last month’s success of its maiden Mars Orbiter Mission, India has just notched up two more back-to-back scientific feats on October 16 and 17, both of which will beef up Indian military might in a big way.
India’s N-capable Nirbhay stealth missile
On Friday, Indian defense scientists came up with a stellar accomplishment when they successfully test-fired the Nirbhay nuclear-capable cruise missile from Chandipur in the eastern state of Odisha. The Indian scientists’ feat is all the more laudable as the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)-developed missile was test-fired days after Cyclone Hudhud hit Odisha’s coastal region.
Nirbhay (which means fearless) is India’s equivalent of the United States’ Tomahawk missile. The supersonic cruise missile has stealth features, which enhances its lethality. It can fly at tree-top level, thus evading enemy radar, and strike targets more than 700 km away. The missile can also carry nuclear warheads.
The highly maneuverable Nirbhay enriches the Indian missile basket which already has the 90 km range supersonic BrahMos cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia.
Nirbhay is very different from other missiles in the Indian arsenal as it features an aircraft like wings and tail. It blasts off like a rocket and then turns into an aircraft. It is ideal for wartime conditions as it can be launched from a mobile launcher and is jamming-proof.
All the three Indian armed forces – army, navy and air force – will be introducing the Nirbhay, which despite its aircraft features, weighs about a ton and is just six meters long.
Nirbhay’s most interesting feature is its “loitering capability.” This means the missile can literally loiter around a target and strike it at the most opportune time. Moreover, Nirbhay is capable of delivering as many as 24 different types of warheads which means the military can pick and choose a specific warhead for maximum kill depending on mission requirements.
India’s indigenous satellite navigation system
A day earlier, on October 16, India moved closer to achieving its long-cherished strategic goal of having its own satellite navigation system when Indian scientists successfully launched the third of the seven satellites planned under the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
Now India is just one satellite away from having its own satellite navigation system, and when the fourth satellite is launched in a few months time, the country will join the elite group of spacefaring powers, like the United States which has GPS or Global Positioning System, Russia with Glonass, Europe with is Galileo, China with Beidou, and Japan’s Quasi Zenith Satellite System.
More About Nirbhay
10 Must-Know Facts About India’s Cruise Missile Nirbhay
Here are 10 must-know points about India’s Nirbhay or ‘fearless missile’:
1) It is a sub-sonic cruise missile. It blasts off like a rocket, but then unlike a missile, it turns into an aircraft. Unlike other ballistic missiles like the Agni, Nirbhay has wings and pronounced tail fins.
2) In early flight after launch, the rocket motor falls off and the small wings get deployed.
3) At this point a gas turbine engine kicks in and it becomes like a full aircraft.
4) The Nirbhay is very maneuverable and can fly at tree-top level making it difficult to detect on radar.
5) Once near the target, it can even hover, striking at will from any direction.
6) It can strike targets more than 700 km away carrying nuclear warheads, giving India the capability to strike deep into enemy territory.
7) It gives India the capacity to launch different kinds of payloads at different ranges from various platforms at a very low cost. It can be launched from a mobile launcher.
8) The missile has a fire-and-forget system that cannot be jammed.
9) It is India’s answer to America’s Tomahawk and Pakistan’s Babur missile.(so again, Pakistan is leading in that capablity..
) The US had deployed cruise missiles very effectively during the Gulf War.10) India has made ballistic missile and tactical missiles of different capacity, but is yet to master the making of a cruise missile.
